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Hot BBQ + bin = fire

Crews from Central station attended three separate BBQ related incidents on Tuesday.

At 11:03pm crews were called to Rustlings Road, Sheffield. On arrival they found that a BBQ had been stacked with some rubbish next to a bin. Using backpacks they quickly put the fire out – there were no injuries.

At midnight crews were called to Rustlings Road, Sheffield. On arrival they found that a smouldering BBQ had been placed in the bin. They used backpacks to extinguish the flames – there were no injuries.

At 00:35am crews were called to Devonshire Street, Sheffield. On arrival they found that a BBQ had been stacked with some rubbish causing a fire. Using backpacks they quickly tackled the flames – there were no injuries.

These incidents are completely avoidable by following our safety tips here.

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This content was last updated on July 20th, 2016